I. ri-ˈti-kyə-lət, -ˌlāt adjective
Etymology: Latin reticulatus, from reticulum
Date: 1658
1. : resembling a net or network ; especially : having veins, fibers, or lines crossing
a reticulate leaf
2. : being or involving evolutionary change dependent on genetic recombination involving diverse interbreeding populations
• re·tic·u·late·ly adverb
II. -ˌlāt verb
( -lat·ed ; -lat·ing )
Etymology: back-formation from reticulated, adjective, reticulate
Date: circa 1728
transitive verb
: to divide, mark, or construct so as to form a network
intransitive verb
: to become reticulated